Centrifugal discharge mechanism.



C. H. PARKER. OBNTRIFUGAL DISCHARGE MECHANISM. APPLIOATION FILED DBO.2B, 1910.

I 1,020,307, Patented Marj1'2, 1912.

i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARK H. PARKER, ,OF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN.

CENTRIFUGAL DISCHARGE MECHANISM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK H. PARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CentrifugalDischarge Mechanism; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to mechanism for discharging ensilage from anensilage cutter into a silo and it consists chiefly of a centrifugaldischarger operatively connected with the cutting machine as hereinafterfully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the cutting machine and thedischarger. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on theline ww in Fig. 1; i

, A is a supporting base of any approved construction.

B is the frame of the cutting machine, and C is a cutting cylinderprovided with a driving shaft 0 and cutting blades 0. The

- driving shaft 0 is journaled in bearings (Z on the frame B, and D is adriving pulley secured on one end portion of the shaft.

The working parts of the cutting machine are of any approvedconstruction, and may be varied considerably in carrying out thisinvention, as the cutting machine herein described is only one form ofcutting machine whichacan be used.

E E are the two feed rollers journaled in the frame B. These rollers areconnected by toothed wheels 6 e, and are driven from a countershaft F bypulleys f and f and a belt or drive-chain g. The countershaft F isdriven from the driving shaft 0, but at a reduced speed, by means of thetoothed wheels h and h.

I is an endless carrier of any approved construction which conveys theensilage to the feed rollers, and i is the support the ensilage rests onwhile being cut.

J is a disk fly-wheel having a heavy rim at its periphery, and providedwith ahub j which is secured on the, other end portion of the shaft 0from the driving pulley.

K are discharge blades arranged crosswise of the fiy-wheel, and providedwith shanks 7c which'are secured between lugs is cast in pairs ononeside of the fly-wheel. The.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 28, 1910. Serial No. 599,769.

blades are preferably curved forwardly to Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

a slight extent in the directionof their motion, and they are providedwith projecting tines or fingers m, but these tines or fingers may beomitted if desired, and plain flat plates may be used for dischargingthe cut material.

N is the discharger casing provided with an outlet pipe n at one portionof its periphery. This casing is secured to the base A, and it isprovided with an inlet opening n. on the side next to the cuttingmachine. An opening m is provided on the other side of the casing N ofabout the same diameter as the fly-wheel, so that air can enter freelyaround the rim of the fly-wheel, which has a beveled portion jadjacent'to the opening, and so that the cutmatcrial cannot becomepacked in this portion of the casing. The shanks of the dischargerblades are secured to the front side of the fly-wheel disk next to theinlet opening or material which is at the front side of tie casing. Therear side of the fly-wheel disk is arranged in substantially the sameplane as the inner side of the casing around the air opening m, which isat the rear part of the casing. The blades are not arranged radial ofthe axis of the driving shaft, but are eccentric of said axis as thisenables them to discharge the material with better effect.

I is a conveyer arranged under the cutting cylinder. This conveyer isprovided with an endless apron which works over rollers p and p whichare journaled between two vertical side plates R, which form a portionof the frame B of the cutting machine, or which are otherwise secured tothe frame. The roller piis provided with a driving shaft 8, and Sis abeveled toothed wheel secured on one end portion of the shaft 8. Thewheel S gears into a similar wheel T which is secured on a shaft tsupported by the base A. The shaft t is revolved from the shaft of thelower feed roller by means of a belt or drive-chain w and wheels '10.

The curved arrows on the drawings show the directions of the motions ofthe various revolving parts.

The ensilage which is fed into the cutting machine is cut up by itscylinder, and the cut material falls on the conveyer P which dischargesit through the opening n into the discharger casing. The cut material iscaught by the blades of the discharger, and

is flung by centrifugal force up the outlet pipe:

The frame of the cutting machine 'is open at the ends of the conveyerand underneath -it, so that air can enter freely, and so that no placesare formed where portions of the cut material can become packed.

What I claim is: p

In a centrifugal discharger, the combination, with a driving shaft, anda disk flywheel securedthereon and having a beveled edge at the rearpart of its periphery; of a discharger casing inclqsing the fly-whe'eland having an air-inlet opening in its rear side of substantially thesame diameter as the fly-wheel, the rear side of the fly-wh eel beingarranged substantially in the same plane as the inner and adjacent sideof the casing,

and the said casing having also an inlet opening for the material in itsfront side;

CLARK PARKER.

Witnesses: A. J. SoHULzE,

v A. WV. SPANeLnR.

